How many Turkish people live in Belgium?
According to Eurostat, 117,421 people born in Turkey lived in Belgium on 1 January 2025, 47,267 of them Turkish citizens. The community grew after the 1964 labour agreement; with Belgians of Turkish origin it is much bigger.
117,421born in Turkey (2025)
47,267Turkish citizens
107,897in 2023
1964labour agreement
Eurostat (figures of Belgium's statistics office Statbel, 1 January 2023 and 2025).
Where Turkish people live in Belgium
Turkish people in Belgium live most in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent, and in the old mining area of Limburg (Genk, Beringen).
BRU
BrusselsThe embassy and a consulate; a large part of the community lives here.
ANT
Antwerp and GhentA consulate in Antwerp; big communities in both cities.
LIM
LimburgGenk and Beringen: the towns of the workers who came to the mines in the 1960s.
A piece of home, close by
Msq
MosquesMany mosques in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Limburg; the Turkish community meets around its associations.
Edu
Free Turkish lessons at schoolTeachers sent from Turkey give free Turkish and Turkish culture (TTK) lessons in Belgian schools. Parents enrol through the coordinator teachers or the education counsellor in Brussels.
TR
ConsulatesThe embassy and a consulate general in Brussels, a consulate general in Antwerp, and honorary consulates in Bruges and Liège.
Shop
Turkish shopsTurkish shops in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent and Genk.
TV
TV feeBelgium has no TV fee.
Rnd
Booking an appointmentBook consular services online at konsolosluk.gov.tr: choose “Randevu Al”, then “Türk Vatandaşları İçin Konsolosluk İşlemleri”.
1964
16 July 1964Belgium and Turkey signed their labour agreement on 16 July 1964. Many of the first workers started in the coal mines, others in textiles and metalworking.
60
60 years, in Heusden-ZolderIn May 2024 the 60th anniversary of the Turkish presence in Belgium was celebrated in Heusden-Zolder, in Limburg.
TV
Turkish TVThe channels from home, live in Belgium.Read the TV guide →
